Lindsay v. Dutton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1908, No. 4,118, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of E. Ella Lindsay, Executrix of Daniel S. Lindsay, deceased, John Eckstein Beatty and George W. Boyer v. Lewis G. Dutton. Assumpsit for money had and received. Before AudenRIED, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Jan. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1908, No. 4,118, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of E. Ella Lindsay, Executrix of Daniel S. Lindsay, deceased, John Eckstein Beatty and George W. Boyer v. Lewis G. Dutton. Assumpsit for money had and received. Before AudenRIED, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. At the trial Mr. Embery offered in evidence agreement between G. Edward Bartram and James McGlinn per G. W. Boyer for the sale of the property that has been identified by the witness, dated July 7, 1905, for a consideration of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
February 14, 1910:
The basis of the present action is the allegation that defendant, Lewis G. Dutton, a real estate agent doing business in Philadelphia, was the agent of the plaintiffs in this case, in negotiating for the purchase of a certain piece of real estate, and that he made a secret profit in the transaction without the knowledge or consent of his principals, which profit they seek to recover in this suit.
From the record, it appears that there was evidence tending to show the following facts: On March 14, 1905, G. Edward Bartram, who was the owner of a…
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